Peter's Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.38373, -2.28296
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Ashton-upon-Mersey to Stockport)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 1Walking route11.7 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 1 - St Peter's Square to Sale Water Park
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 2Walking route10.5 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 2 - Sale Water Park to Didsbury Village
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRegional walking route
GM Ringway Stage 3Walking route11.7 km▾
Named routeLength 11.7 kmRegional walking route
210 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Airport Orbital CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Greater Manchester regional route 85Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 85Regional cycle route
Airport City CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Heritage LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Heritage LoopLocal cycle route
NCN Route 62Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,376 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,376 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling +35
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Siphoninus phillyreae · Parthenolecanium rufulum · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Polydrusus formosus +2
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
- Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,376 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Starling +35
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Siphoninus phillyreae · Parthenolecanium rufulum · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Polydrusus formosus +2
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae
- Parthenolecanium rufulumParthenolecanium rufulum
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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